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  Limp Mode allows your car to be driven a limited distance at reduced speed when something is wrong and may cause severe damage or stop the vehicle from running.
By Rick Cotta
  
    
      September  8, 2024
    
  
  A ticking noise from your car is most likely related to the engine, but it could also be coming from something else.
By Rick Cotta
  
    
      August 25, 2024
    
  
  While tracking down the source of the squeal can be difficult, a good place to start is by identifying the circumstances under which the squeal occurs.
By Rick Cotta
  
    
      July 21, 2024
    
  
  Although most engine oil and gasoline varieties work fine on their own, sometimes they could use a little help with an additive.
By Rick Cotta
  
    
      June 23, 2024
    
  
  Mild-hybrid vehicles work on the same principle as traditional hybrids, but with less power from the electric motor, which assists the gas engine.
By Rick Cotta
  
    
      March 10, 2024
    
  
  Cold weather adversely affects diesel engines more than gas engines, but that’s only partly due to the engine itself.
By Rick Cotta
  
    
      February 11, 2024
    
  
  An engine oil pump failure affecting some 139,700 Focus and EcoSport vehicles is the culprit.
By Patrick Masterson
  
    
      January  9, 2024
    
  
  Your car’s water pump circulates coolant throughout the engine, where it soaks up heat, and into the radiator, where the coolant is cooled and then recirculated back to the engine to start the process over again.
By Rick Cotta
  
    
      January  7, 2024
    
  
  Software for the knock sensor detection system was not installed at the time of manufacture, which may not prevent an engine compartment fire while driving.
By Patrick Masterson
  
    
      January  2, 2024
    
  
  Honda’s latest recall affects almost 249,000 vehicles, including some from the automaker’s luxury arm Acura.
By Corinne Vercoe
  
    
      November 17, 2023
    
  
